Wentworth Home Care and Hospice ranks in top nationally for fifth time

By Michelle Kingston

mkingston@fosters.com

Friday, December 7, 2012

DOVER — Wentworth Home Care and Hospice has been ranked in the top 500 of U.S. home health providers.

For the fifth year in a row, they will be honored among the 2012 HomeCare Elite, an organization that identifies the top 25 percent of U.S. home health agencies, highlighting the top 100 and top 500 agencies.

“We’re really proud,” Stephen Fusco, an occupational therapist and account executive for Wentworth Home Care and Hospice, said. “There are about 15,000 others across the U.S. and we are ranked in the top 500. It’s a good thing. We’re proud.”

This ranking is based on an analysis of publicly available performance measures, process measure implementation, patient experience, quality improvement and financial performance, according to a public statement.

“We provide skilled nursing, physically therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aid services to people who come home from the hospital or from rehab facilities or doctor’s offices who are having difficulty with anything from medicine management, physical abilities, safety issues, speech and swallowing issues and quite a few other services,” Fusco said. “We’ve been in business for 103 years.”

Wentworth Home Care and Hospice is affiliated with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, in what Fusco calls a “joint venture.” They are located at 121 Broadway.

“Our mission is to provide exceptional at-home care to the communities we serve, and our team of clinical specialists takes great pride in the quality of care and service they provide,” Kate Jones, RN, chief clinical officer of Amedisys Home Health and Hospice, said in a public statement. “Making the 2012 HomeCare Elite list is an honor that recognizes our exceptional care teams and their commitment to meeting the greatest needs of our patients in the comfort of their own homes.”